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Hi folks,
Just picked up a CLK350 a week or two ago, with stock uggo 17 inch rims with scuff marks and scratches like an angry decepticon decided to redecorate the surface.
I am looking for new rims, but cannot justify putting $1500-$2000 oem amg's. I also cannot find any other oem rims with good design, and there's no way Im putting reps on my car.
I've found a set of lightly used Volk SF Challengers (correct me if Im wrong), but the PCD is different (Benz uses PCD112 while I believe the Challengers are 114.3)
I am very non technical, could someone help me find the correct hubcentric spacers from Ebay?
Here are the wheel specs:
18inches
8j36 front
8j34 rear
There is also a 17" version of the same rims for sale, with the following specs:
17inches
7.5j+40 front and rear
Thanks in advance, would really appreciate your help
JC
[EDIT] Mods, please feel free to delete thread, it's too much work for me to do all this by myself, I will probably end up just getting the rims painted bronze / gold color.
Even hubcentric spacers wouldn't have helped with those wheels. You would need adapters and those sizes are not worth the money you would end up spending on a few hundred for the adapters alone. You have many options but if you're keeping yourself from reps to try and modify something else, you should just save your money until you find what you like in the right sizes.
Yeah, spacers simply move the wheels out further if the offset is not correct. But you are talking about a different bolt pattern. That's a whole different issue and one I would never even think about doing. There are lots of wheels with the correct bolt pattern.
Even hubcentric spacers wouldn't have helped with those wheels. You would need adapters and those sizes are not worth the money you would end up spending on a few hundred for the adapters alone. You have many options but if you're keeping yourself from reps to try and modify something else, you should just save your money until you find what you like in the right sizes.
It's difficult finding wheels that fit the CLK in my country, the only OEM benz wheels that fit (afaik), are SLK / AMG rims, and those are hard to come by.
I could get gen Volk wheels for around $6-700 here used, if I were to get EOM benz wheels, a nice clean non-AMG one would cost over $1000. Cost is not an "issue" perse, but I do not want to spend anything over $1000 especially on a $18000 car, anyways, it looks like I've found the correct spacer, will update the thread once I get new rims on
Yeah, spacers simply move the wheels out further if the offset is not correct. But you are talking about a different bolt pattern. That's a whole different issue and one I would never even think about doing. There are lots of wheels with the correct bolt pattern.
Not in my country... hence the problem. The only wheels they sell here with the correct fitment for Benz, are either AMG reps from China, OEM benz wheels, or Audi wheels. The wheel scene is not, in any way, similar to the US, so it is much much more difficult. I've spent the last week searching on a daily basis, and I also had a CLK350 prior to my current CLK, and did the same exact search back then too.
I don't need people to recommend "getting the wheels with the right size", that has been found next to impossible which is why I created a thread about hubcentric spacers that change the PCD from 112 --> 114.3, since 99% of the wheels in Korea have PCD 114.3
I don't need people to recommend "getting the wheels with the right size", that has been found next to impossible which is why I created a thread about hubcentric spacers that change the PCD from 112 --> 114.3, since 99% of the wheels in Korea have PCD 114.3[/QUOTE]
thats the correct attitude to ask for help around here.
goodluck on your mods buddy! but please dont ask for help when your so called "spacers/adapter/converter" fails and gets you stuck.
I don't need people to recommend "getting the wheels with the right size", that has been found next to impossible which is why I created a thread about hubcentric spacers that change the PCD from 112 --> 114.3, since 99% of the wheels in Korea have PCD 114.3
thats the correct attitude to ask for help around here.
goodluck on your mods buddy! but please dont ask for help when your so called "spacers/adapter/converter" fails and gets you stuck. [/QUOTE]
I asked a question on hubcentric spacers, I already know the best route is to get wheels that already fit, nobody is being of any help by NOT replying directly to my question. I did not sound bitter or rude in any way, I am not knowledgeable when it comes to spacers and the research that I did on Google did not yield the answers. Not sure what my " attitude" was like but all I did was ask a question and when replied with non applicable replies simply stated the fact that those replies dont apply to me since, like I already mentioned, those correct fitting wheels are not available in my country.
There's no need to tell me what my "attitude is like" seeing as how youre the one with the attitude sitting up on your high horse.
Thanks!
p.s. dont bother replying, I can already tell youre a douche and will not come back to read any more of your replies.
When you did a google search about a hubcentric spacer that changes your existing pcd and nothing came up, what does that tell you? That it probably doesnt exist?!
Nobody here can answer your query directly, what does that tell you? It probably doesnt exist?!
Now some guys suggested to do the right thing not to mention SAFE way to do it. What does that tell you?! Their probably lookin after you in some way.
Now you go saying "you dont need people to tell you what to do" and you say you dont have an attitude problem?
But my response was not simply to tell you to get the right wheels. You said you are "very non-technical" and then asked about spacers to change your bolt pattern. So I pointed out that what everybody commonly calls spacers do not change your bolt pattern. That was a response your question because I pointed out that you may have asked the wrong question. But you never have addressed that issue - you simply tell us not to tell you to get wheels that fit. Also, the very same day you posted you asked the mods to delete your post because it was just too much work for you to do all by yourself. So I guess what you expected was that people would read your post and immediately jump on ebay to help you search - a search you had already done yourself - to help you find something that none of us would put on your cars if they gave them away for free. So yeah, whether you realize it or not you do have a bit of an attitude. But look at the bright side - if you don't find "spacers" that work it will save you from putting those fugly wheels on your car.
You two that are replying to the op must be confused as to what he is asking for. I understand what his issue is by not having the same kind of access we do to wheels with a 5x112 pcd, he is simply asking what his other options are instead of having to buy reps or expensive oem wheels.
You will need to first figure out which 5x114 or other wheels you want to go with, and from there you will need to measure and order a set of wheel adapters that convert your pdc from 5x112 to 5x114. Figuring out the offsets from the new wheels to what fits in your wheel well will be crucial in regards to brake caliper clearance and other details. I have some experience with spacers on my mb with a set of adapters for my 5x112 wheel set to go on my bmw as well. Any other questions feel free to ask ca12bon.
^well you practically said a lot of things but havent really answered the OPs original question of where to get them spacers/adapters/converters have you now? If youre claiming to know to know where to get em and how to do it "right" you should have answered his original question from your first post then none of us would have posted after you.
^well you practically said a lot of things but havent really answered the OPs original question of where to get them spacers/adapters/converters have you now? If youre claiming to know to know where to get em and how to do it "right" you should have answered his original question from your first post then none of us would have posted after you.
you use those smilies more than a high school girl on her cell phone, and still without providing any useful info and whining like a middle aged woman going through menopause. The good ol' middle aged male internet hardass.
your reply wasn't needed, it just makes you look like "that guy". the op will know what i'm talking about and if he has any other questions like i said, he'll be sure to ask and i can give him the best answer i can, unlike you and your waste of time and space on here. you must have other threads you can troll or **** on.
Youre a bigger idiot than the OP then. At least with him, he has limited options with regards to his problem, with you on the other hand, you have all the options available in front of you but still used that "spacer/adater/converter" that only you and the OP know about, which by the way, you still havent answered his original question of where he can get them?
Oh and kne more thing, you might wanna read back on your first post on this thread, didnt you advice him otherwise? Well his response to you was "he dont need people to tell him what to do" he wants answer to his question. Youre one of those "people" you big nincompoop!
Lastly, you claim you can help him but with all your idiotic rambling here, you still havent answered his first question.
Btw, very mature of you to start calling me names. Moron!
your reply wasn't needed, it just makes you look like "that guy". the op will know what i'm talking about and if he has any other questions like i said, he'll be sure to ask and i can give him the best answer i can, unlike you and your waste of time and space on here. you must have other threads you can troll or **** on.
all this NON SENSE reply from. youre the one whos yapping like a chihuahua who just gave birth to 10 puppies and yet NO USEFUL info whatsoever. and again, youre one of those "people" who the OP doesnt need advice from unless you can tell him where to get what he actually needs.
so tell me...what is the answer to his first question.
oh im sorry...have I used the smiley so much again? :r olf:
You used the word nincompoop? Lol okay, you win if that's what's gonna get you to shut up since you obviously have the need to feel superior for some reason, probably small dick syndrome. You don't know details to anything in regards to my wheel situation or his so what are you still posting on here for?
^ sweet jones - i dont need to know anything about your wheel situation, all in need to know is youre an IDIOT. im sure your enjoying your idiot wheel set up so post away.
and with regards to the small d!@# syndrome youre sayin...im not the one who keeps yapping and STILL NO HELP! i made it a point that I cant help and would rather point OP to the right direction. you on the other hand, keeps saying you can help and yet...STILL CANT ANSWER THE ORIGINAL QUESTION, even after the OP tells you that "he doesnt need YOU to tell him what to do". i thought ive seen idiots here, but you sir...biggest one hands down!
The op doesn't even know what he needs yet you're going to talk **** to me because you're on the other side of that keyboard and feel so mighty. Keep on going, please.
The op doesn't even know what he needs yet you're going to talk **** to me because you're on the other side of that keyboard and feel so mighty. Keep on going, please.
oh im the one talking *** to you? again, please read the thread from the beginning. you started name calling me and im talkin' *** to you?
you really are a class act arent you?
let me guess....dropped out of high school then worked your way flippin burgers then finally got the break of your life and got a career working at the cinemas, free popcorn, soda and free groovy movie posters? why not right?
then after 3 loan denials, finally got approved for a $3000 loan to buy your CLK. dont have enough money so modded the car any which way possible, heck so long as it runs, its good for me! hang in there mate, i know exactly how you feel, see this stuff in CNN all the time. you'll get through it. :
anyways, funnily enough...this is post #24 and STILL...you cant provide ANY HELP to the OP? cant you post any link or a picture of your so called spacer/adapter/converter perhaps? or maybe youre just making everything up? you are arent you?!
maybe the clk on your profile is just a random photo from the internet and you really drive a ****box. not that the clk on your photo is a looker but...:
I bet you're not this argumentative in person. I'm sure if the op wants my helps he can pm me. You can keep on letting out all of that bottled up frustration online, I won't stop you. Carry on.
07-30-2015, 02:56 AM
hang in there mate, i know exactly how you feel, see this stuff in CNN all the time. you'll get through it. :
